New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-27
SHARP STILL A PRISONER.
Mr.. MARITIME HAD SEEN THE :GovERNoR.
AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL TERM OF THE ST..
PREME COURT oRDERED-UNwILLING TO
TRUST THE PRISONER ON BAIL
sHARP's CONDITION.

sH,RPs CONDITION.
The eation felt by Jacob Sharp and his lawyers
over Judge Potters decision to grant stay wa.
as brief IN its duration as earthly pleasures are
commonly supposed to be. Within twenty-fout
hours after the announcement Of the judges
action telegram received AZ the District
Attorneys Office from Governor ii u announcing
that he had ordered extraordinary General
Term of the Supreme Court 10 convene here on
September 7. This action on the pant OF tl0
Governor IS the result of Il letter given herewith
which was sent TO him on August IL by Nr.
MARITIME, in anticipation Of an adverse decision
from Judge Potter In thu, the District Attorney
reviewed the case AGAINST Sharp. argued str,n-
oush against the admission Of the prisoner 10
bail. and urged the conyening OF AN extraordinary
session of the General Term The letter reads
follows:
On ho 3ih day 1851 the st Court of over and
OF The brbing mrnbe Of tho Common {, uuch 6
the nv of NV lork The evidence aturei upon Ve
between erson. usned in the in 'tmout to po uro "a.
GI,G.is .s many memDert Of Common Coulc. .s
Snc.Sa on Ths To S5 syGene a.o Disclosed the @ H., 80
Alderman name In ne nactneh w., nt,,"L DO nv, n",o
front o. tho corrdpt comb'nst on amt The ,h ~
sm Ell upon i The tra 1ist The uit 81 81
10 the enornou. sum OF ono million and dollars
Waviag been thu. convicted the defendant a lth
and iorminsr and beior, tn, Jusuco wlo presided
GroD dreI The r.nisnt wa. duly sentence bv court
10 tne term imprisonment IN tho ar ''an
on fn me the prisoner alleging that be ien'r! AZ,
peal Judgment obtained nen UT Just. J"'s.I
procecirss peuiue tie h-aug drterminat on ~ NO
C,H cCcee,u1isr exon 527 Of The code u Cru P,o,,
n'e ie4risg upon ,,' g" On h~gns osel M @ ~ a,-r e
niu tcs the lion is under consideration bT Mr.
shsad Ii, SAY Of proceedings be erantsl he @cfenfa1.
to .pp", I6s simi.-6n Of the eeu 'nt To .an raamf
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dani oy adml'ung Inn TO j. sI1Poi out , ss @ t' % %
respond IN cls judgment shoul en- po~ai be- Ann,t
in position t. .e Fe informed. tlft ihe ,e.,n '@ % "
twtu,y OF De ~ convicted hc would never A"Ve "" ""
ntr ose crcumsta-s. beg to invite ue attention Of
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reer ar General leim IN tl' j., P''u c,-rf y.r rnir
to ecton o cole Cvil Proce iIrr aooyo teierret -
Ief Court when IL your oinon The pno""
os TO submit To you certain cor atoms wc ' &
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ant e.,4pe IN lis w,y Eve i".,,1' "a. E
bel S,c I.r4 ,G.t6.s 1,sc,et In IN St,t'
TIN, letter impressed the Governor suih".'"iN
80 cause him 10 issue Tito order yesterday.
sr..G OF Nrv.Y. aT. EXr, ,,Irya eg.NI4
tS9ge1ros ., my a.. A.,o @ my o. Scvlc-s
IN, s! queue III. IN .'S tg' ',c nij, sad pfcv'~ hereby
orl-ro at ha .,r-Grn,ry General 'G, ,s Gt ai
Yors on Wenesiv me 7th day Of september. a M lss'.
Gys gnr nv the pryv .al o, ne 'l'c a, a. %,
,t var Lord one Thousand eight h"n,T,a Az
" the Governor LEVIN. T. cRlGlS. acting private secse-
tary.
The news Of the Governors order reached tho
Dlsttl T. Attorney office about O'Clock. and
Mr. MARITIME. who had come mp irom >"ahrlshs
Yesterday morning. seemed highly pleased WIN
/ the new turn Of affairs. 1t va, not unexpected -
him. however. he Sai !, as an interview "hl'h "c
/ had with Governor Hill in July led hlm - ieri
| sure that the Governor would take such acn'n
/ m cls, "A stay WAS granted. He added that tha
/ question OF getting sharp ont On htl was now
/ fairly settled. MS his counsel would scarcely
attempt it IN view of the short time intervening
/ between the practical rctrtl ot ms case. no
sad further.
1n,cno onht tat counsel wouc have applied 10 Iud's
adm ssrp to bal bnt -onl have onyo'i 10 sI ,
. It 80 "91 900 ~ sThor6tnt anol" ask M, -
u be What harp W. u, 0 ont ~ % opno. On from me II IL
now between tue supreme Court ludses ~ ne
action Ito case tah now Do 'ctteN Na
H.. est po,,bIs DELAY
Notice WIS at once sent 10 the d"i'ndants
counsel of the Governors action and that argn'
mcut in the case would be- made before The
| General Term on September T. Then Mr.. Mar
tine started back 10 Scabiight. where he Viii re-
main until Monday. gong ON that day 10 sara
togn. \ telegram was received yesterday from
/ MIR Nicoll who Is AZ Bar liarhor, stating mas
he would be back on Monday. \ letter was also
received from Judge Potter stating that he was
to start on Ii, vacation yesterday. lie VIII So
I iourn in the mountains. Judge Van Brunt being
in Europe. the extraordinary term Will probably
/ be- presided over by Judges Bartlett, Brady ann
/ Daniels but should any OF these Judges not bs
on hand the Governor has the power {" o. the
vacancy 10y dcsi mating II substitute from AMONG
the remaining Judges of the Supreme Fench OF
this State.
Sharp passed q calm and uncvcnful day IN
| prisou lie lies all day on his couch and laiiS
on 10 steep when left alone for minute.
Various reports have been set n oat as 10 his
mental condition, but the assertion thai he ~
losing his mind has no foundation In iact. as
/ Inst in thc opin,on Of DR.. Ioomis. Mrs.
! >bnrp is naturally deeply DISTRESSED over her
husbands conIition she Is apprchcnslvc that
the worst" may come at any moment.
ALERT Stcllncy and w. Bourke Cochran wero
in consultation with Mr.. Sharp yesterday. What
ever their plans may be. they keep them we'll
! 10 themselves. Mr.. CO,llran sad that lac WAS
ready 70 tackle the Dlstnct-Auoncy at onco
before the General Term; he considered himself
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